Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Athens Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,414
100.0%
Speak only English
8,580
82.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,834
17.6%
Spanish
1,739
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
775
44.6%
Speak English "well"
393
22.6%
Speak English "not well"
391
22.5%
Speak English "not at all"
180
10.4%
Other Indo-European languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
72.7%
Speak English "well"
6
27.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
46.0%
Speak English "well"
20
40.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
14.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
10
43.5%
Speak English "not well"
13
56.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,414
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,834
17.6%
5 to 17 years
569
5.5%
18 to 64 years
1,222
11.7%
65 years and over
43
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,020
9.8%
5 to 17 years
217
2.1%
18 to 64 years
778
7.5%
65 years and over
25
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
205
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,589
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
637
6.6%
5 to 17 years
202
2.1%
18 to 64 years
430
4.5%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
